For those planning on celebrating Halloween with a Nightmare Before Christmas family movie night we have the perfect treat to celebrate. For those familiar with the film you’ll know that Jack Skellington’s faithful sidekick is his ghost dog Zero.  You can pay tribute to this spooky canine companion with a Disney recipe that is every bit as sweet as this spectral puppy dawg. 

Zero Marshmallows Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup corn flour
• 1 1/3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup + 4 tablespoons water
• 1 1/3 tablespoons gelatin powder
• 1/4 cup egg white
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/3 cup corn syrup
• Piping bag and tip
• Scissors
• Melted chocolate or food marker
• Round orange sprinkles
• Store-bought pink marshmallows

Quick Tip: 

All cutting and stovetop use should be done by an adult.

Directions: 

1. Sift corn flour and 1/3 cup powdered sugar together. Spread on a parchment paper-lined tray, set aside.
2. Add 4 tablespoons water to gelatin powder. Set aside to swell.
3. Add 1/3 cup of powdered sugar to egg white, beat until peaks are formed. Add in lemon juice and set aside. Don’t remove from mixer.
4. Add 2/3 cup powdered sugar, corn syrup, and 1/4 cup of water to a pot. Cook and keep stirring until the temperature reaches 245° F.
5. Remove from stove and add in gelatin mixture from step 2. Mix until there are no lumps.
6. Add the mixture from step
7. Pipe out the mixture into the shape of Zero onto the prepared tray from step 1. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
8. Use melted chocolate or food marker to draw on Zero’s eyes and mouth.

9. Dot on a little melted chocolate and stick an orange sprinkle to the marshmallow by Zero’s nose.
10. Cut out Zero’s collar from pink marshmallows and attach.

Once you’ve made your delicious Zero-inspired treats you can celebrate by checking out Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas on Disney+ throughout the Halloween Season! Readers are also encouraged to keep following along with MickeyBlog for more awesome ways to conjure up a bit of spooky fun at home! 

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